Rafael has over fifteen years of professional experience in Central and Eastern Europe, the last thirteen spent in the executive search sector.

At Hightech Partners, Mr. Pyrich is focusing on the Eastern European Countries specifically on the technology and high-tech clients market.

He started his executive search career with Ray & Berndtson in Vienna, moving with the company to Warsaw and finally running the Eastern European and Emerging Markets business development and project management activities from the Odgers Berndtson office in London.

Later on, Mr. Pyrich joined a small executive search boutique to help the company grow its presence in the emerging markets and two years later started his own consulting firm specializing on Central and Eastern Europe.

Mr. Pyrich holds a Masters degree in Human Resource Strategies from the London Metropolitan University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Tourism and Management from the Washington State University.

He is married and lives in Vienna, Austria.